today. >> ainsley: we can all say that today, i remember being in high school and i went to hear george jonesitty. my dad said, i hope he shows up, his nickname is no-show jones. he did show up. he passed in 2013. we will get into that. how did you do it? when people struggle with drugs and alcohol, you stood by your man and made a commitment, how did you get through the tough years? >> the tough years, you have patience and know that you are in love with your husband or any person you are working with. have patience and as george would say, you don't have to nag and i didn't do that. without jesus, i would never have been able to get this man. >> ainsley: what was the point he said, i wanted to change my life. >> he said, i want to change my of well, accept the good lord and live a good life for you, be a good husband for you and that is what we worked on. he says, i want to go to heaven. >> ainsley: you want to read an excerpt? >> i can. >> his life changed what year? >> 1999, he hit a bridge and died really. god brought him back because he wasn't through with him. >> ainsley: literally hit

one doctor, george jones. it is shocking but the context is that this predates modern american pharmaceutical and drug laws. there are no legal standards for doctors to follow when prescribing opiates. there were no laws to prevent consumers from buying a prescription from a doctor and refilling it an unlimited amount of time for years and years. you also did not even need a prescription because drugs were available over the counter from gilded age stores. conditions for a public health crisis were right. that includes here in virginia. not too far from here, pharmacists dispensed about 79,000 doses of opm in a year during the 1870s. this rais some attention in the national media. the new york times hired an investigator. according to the times, opium addiction was like an epidemic. it is in the atmosphere of the shenandoah valley. the epidemic was born among civil war veterans. i was caught off guard as i was tracing the trajectory of the epidemic by how long this actually lasted. it was not limited to the 18

one doctor, george jones of cincinnati embraced morp ine giving 23 injections to a single pain patient over the course of 20 months. that sounds shocking but the context is this predates modern american pharmacy and drug laws. so, in the 19th century there are no legal standards under doctors to follow when prescribing opiates. there were no laws to prevent consumers from buying a prescription from a doctor and refilling an unlimited amount of times for wears and years and years and for the record you didn't need a prescription because drugs were available over-the-counter and by the mail from stores like sears where you could buy needle kit and a vial of morp ine for $1.50. in stanton, have v not far from here pharmacists dispensed about 79,000 doses, individual doses of opium in a year during thlate 1870s and so, this -- raised attentioin the national media the new york times dispatched an investigator who labeled stanton the great opium city of virginia and i commute to work through stanton. according to the times opium eating which is another way of saying addiction was like an epi

for example, one doctor, george jones, cincinnati, enthusiastically embraced hypodermic morphine, giving 300 injections of morphine to a single pain patient over course of just 20 months. that's shocking. but keep in mind the context that this predates modern american pharmaceutical and drug laws. and so in the 19th century, there are really no legal for doctors to follow when prescribing opiates. there were no also no laws to prevent consumers from buying a prescription from a doctor and refilling an unlimited amount of times for and years and years. and for the record. you also didn't even need a prescription because drugs were available both over-the-counter and by the mail from gilded age stores like sears, where you could buy a hypodermic needle kit and a vial of morphine for about a dollar 50. suffice it to say that conditions for public health crisis were ripe and that includes here in virginia, in stanton, virginia, not too far from pharmacist dispensed, about 79,000 doses, individual doses of opium in a year during the late 1870s. and so this raised some in the national media an

forward jamie george told our rugby correspondent chris jones how that will motivate them.n opportunity to put a few things right. that fiji game was shocking, to say the least so we will make sure that we take lessons from that and be a better team this week. so they came from august is on your mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try and dismiss it. we are a much better team now than we were then but i think there are clear things that we have to take away from that and our coaches being clear about reminding us of that and showing us clips that hurt. and made sure that we are fully aware that we owe them one. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc. co. uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. some fresh autumn weather on the way. chilly even for some of us in northern parts of the uk, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary. it's been so mild across many parts of the country so far this month. so we're back to really where we should be this time of the yea

that's jamie george with rugby union correspondent chris jones.est sports news from the bbc sport app or from our website as well. that's bbc.co.uk/sport, but for me and the rest of the team at the bbc sports centre, goodbye for now. hello. some fresh autumn weather on the way. chilly even for some of us in northern parts of the uk, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary. it's been so mild across many parts of the country so far this month. so we're back to really where we should be this time of the year. so this is what's happening on thursday. this is the air mass, the temperature of the atmosphere. so still some warmth and humidity across the south. in fact, temporarily thursday into friday, we'll see a resurgence of that warmth as the wind direction changes temporarily from the southwest. but then, come saturday and sunday, it's a northerly and that autumn chill arrives, touch of frost across northern areas by night, even a little bit of wintry ness a little bit of wintriness across the scottish hills. so let's have a look at the forecast t

that's jamie george with rugby union correspondent chris jones.on't forget, you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app or from our website as well. that's bbc.co.uk/sport, but for me and the rest of the team at the bbc sports centre. goodbye for now. hello. well, so far this month, many parts of the country have been experiencing unseasonably warm weather. but now the transition to something colder is upon us. and before that happens, a lot of rain through the early hours across many parts of england and wales. the colder weather has already reached scotland and northern ireland. the colder winds are coming in from the north. so clearer spells here and colder in the morning. but across the bulk of england and wales it's overcast. outbreaks of rain heavy at times. this is the weather front and once it clears away that colder weather will sweep in from the north. so still a very mild morning in the south, the mid—teens. and then it's difficult to summarise the weather through friday across england and wales because it will change

forward jamie george told our rugby correspondent chris jones how that will motivate them.e.g. game was shocking, to say the least so we will make sure that we take lessons from that and be a better team this week. so take lessons from that and be a better team this week.- better team this week. so they came from _ better team this week. so they came from august _ better team this week. so they came from august is _ better team this week. so they came from august is on - better team this week. so they came from august is on your. came from august is on your mind? ., , ., , mind? yeah, it is. it would be wron: mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us — mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try - mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try and - wrong of us do not try and dismiss it. we are a much better team now than we were then but i think there are clear things that we have to take away from that and our coac

jones and she nailed it as the boulder. >> creative. very creative. >> so happy to see everyone into it. the nba is into it this year. george, take it away.essing up as the hulk after the game against the heat. giannis also brought the power to the floor. the bucks winning 122-114. giannis celebrating in character in the first game news conference as well. having a good time there. finally back here in new york city the most fabulous people we know. ladina manzell and kristin chenoweth. they were the original stars of wicked joining the current cast during curtain call last night as they celebrated the broadway musical 20th anniversary. new york city took a moment to pay tribute as well making empire state building glow green in honor of wicked's two decade run. and that, everybody, is halloween. >> we'll be right back. right b. ♪ i take once-daily jardiance, ♪ ♪ at each day's staaart. ♪ ♪ as time went on it was easy to seee. ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c. ♪ jardiance works 24/7 in your body to flush out some sugar! and for adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. jardiance